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Tierney James, is the real deal. A class act and gorgeous, to boot. I should hate her , but I don't.
Do yourself a favor and get to know her through this short interview and then through her writing.
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Author Tierney James
Garrett Horton is a hard rock miner with an attitude. Why should the reader like him?
This hard rock miner is a redneck good ole boy with
brains, looks and courage. He doesn’t give up on his men or the love of his
life that abandoned him just days before their wedding. Determined to
understand why Fawn left him, Garrett uncovers a conspiracy created by her
father.
Fawn’s father is
the owner of the lead mines. She’s determined to shut out the past after
returning home. The biggest obstacle to her happiness turns out to be her
stubbornness and a heart as hard as the rock brought out of the mines.
Why
would a rich girl even consider staying in such a small town with no
opportunities?
I spent 25 years of my life in a hard rock mining
town. There’s something very culturally rich and satisfying about living with
people who don’t take life for granted. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the
richest or poorest, a miner or a logger, there is a common goal of surviving.
Everyone is connected through work, school and mining. The entire community
becomes a family. When I left the mining industry I grieved for my family. The
history I created there became a part of the fabric of who I am. Now, fourteen
years later, I still consider it part of my life. Fawn came back because there
are things money just can’t buy.
Living in a mining
community must have its challenges. What was that like?
When I gave birth to two children my husband had to
drive me 60 miles to a hospital. Both times it snowed. I drove 40 miles to get
groceries for a month at a time. Our local store could supply small items, but
sometimes it wasn’t enough. The movie theater was over an hour away. Kids
played outside until dark. Friday nights the town went to the high school
basketball game. Swimming in creeks or floating down the Black River. Picnics
and baseball games made life pretty awesome.
Living in a mining
community sounds like serious stuff. Can you tell readers something funny that
happened to you there?
There were a couple of old guys who lived up the
hill from me. They would drive down to buy hay from me and put it in their car.
After teaching my Great Dane to jump up and remove my hat, she decided to do
the same with my two neighbors. They never came back. I still laugh when I
remember the look of panic on their faces when my dog jumped over the fence to
greet them.
When you picture
your characters who played the parts?
This is something I like to think about before I
start writing. I thought about Mark Wahlberg being Garrett Horton and Jeff
Bridges as Big Jim Turnbough.
I created a pinterest board to see some of the mines and scenery. You can see them on this link.
I created a pinterest board to see some of the mines and scenery. You can see them on this link.
This is a romantic
suspense with twists and turns. Is this the kind of books you usually write?
I do like to surprise the reader. My novels usually
are more geo-political thrillers. I’m currently working on my first urban
fantasy. I’ve also written two children’s books. The Rescued Heart is the first
romantic suspense. There are a lot of stories stomping around in my head.
What is one thing
about yourself that might surprise readers?
There have been several careers I’ve always wanted
to do. Being an astronaut was always a dream as well as becoming a war
correspondent. I was able to go to Space Camp for Educators and become a Solar System
Ambassador for NASAs Jet Propulsion Lab. The correspondent thing never
happened, but becoming a writer is a pretty good place to be.
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